Interior Minister, Bajram Rexhepi, said that the issue of the “Peace Park” and the construction of the “Tsar Lazar” square should be resolved through political means. Rexhepi said the Kosovo Police has not yet taken the order to remove the barricade on River Iber/Ibar because “there was no reason” for such a move.

“The Police don’t safeguard the blockade but the police is there to prevent a possible interethnic incident. This is not the job of the police but of politics. The police is not responsible for removing it, it acts when it receives orders”, Rexhepi said for RTK.

Asked about the construction of the “Tsar Lazar” square, Rexhepi admitted he has not a lot of information on the issue. However, he said that the removal of one part of the concrete construction in the “Peace Park” in Mitrovica is a positive development.

“We don’t have the details but inspectors from the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning have gone to the site to inspect. So far we have no information that work is underway there”, said Rexhepi.